Combined paintbrush holder and wiper



April 12, 1949. M. l. HOFFMAN E1; AL. 2,466,850

COMBINED PAINT BRUSH HOLDER AND WIPER Filed Sept. 3, 1946 A TTORNEY Patented Apr. 12, 1949 2,466,850 .COMLBINEDFBAINTBRUSH HODDER'AND I WIPER Marian I. Hoffman and Lambert M. Meidinger,

, Bay City, Mich.

Application September 3, 1946, Serial No. 694,592

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a brush holder and wiper and more especially to a simple and practical attachment that can be readily secured to a paint can.

The prime object of the present invention is the provision of an attachment of this character which can be mounted on the upper end of a paint can or pail, and which is provided with resilient means for releasably supporting a paint brush over the open end of a paint can or pail, without the liability of paint dripping from the brush onto the surroundings, or the liability of getting paint on the handle of the brush, so that the handle is maintained clean and in good order, the waste of paint is avoided, and the brush is held so that it can be readily grasped by the workman.

Another object of the invention is to design a very simple and durable attachment that can be readily and inexpensively manufactured, that can be readily applied to and/or removed from a can, and which is provided with a plate on which the dealer's name or other indicia may be placed so that it serves as an efficient advertising medium.

With the above and other objects in View, the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the form, size, proportion, and minor details of construction, without departing from the spirit, or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the attachment, showing also in broken lines a paint can with a paint brush mounted in position on the attachment.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view showing the attachment in position on a paint can, the paint can and brush being shown in broken lines.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view showing the metal tag secured to the attachment.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing in which we have shown the preferred embodiment of our invention. The letter P indicates a paint pail or can of conventionel design, such as is on the market at the present time, a cover (not shown) forming a closure for the open end thereof.

The attachment A is adapted to fit over the upper end of the can and is formed of a single piece of wire or other, material, the main body being inherently resilient and is bent to circular form as at 5 so that it readily fits and embraces the upper end of the paint can, the one free end of the wire being provided with a looped terminal 6, the opposite end of the circular form being reversely bent parallel to the circular form as at I, thence being bent upwardly as at 8 and thence extending transversely across the open end of the can as at 9, the end sections of the transverse portion engaging the top of the can and being bent as at In to form a depressed strip ll normally disposed within the paint can when the attachment is in position, so that it forms a convenient wiping section over which the brush may be wiped to remove excess paint etc.

The opposite end of the transverse section 9 leads downwardly over the side wall of the can and is thence looped around the circular section 5 as at l2, thence leading upwardly and being turned parallel to the section 9 for a predetermined distance as at l3; thence the strip is bent at substantially right angles to the section l3 as at I4, with the end section l5 of the strip bent at a slight angle as shown, the end being looped to form a terminal I6 which is spaced a predetermined distance from the inner edge of the can, so that the handle H or body of the brush 3 can be wedged between the section I4 and the edge of said can.

The strip 5 is inherently springy so that the brush is readily supported in position, yet it is easy to remove or place in position.

The return bend I forms a mounting for a metal tag T having loops l1 formed integral therewith for engagement with the attachment, said tag having the dealers name and the name of the paint stamped thereon so that it forms a very effective advertising medium.

The depressed portion ll spans the center of the open end of the can and provides a wiping strip for the sweeping of the paint brush thereover to effect the wiping of the same and the removal of excess paint therefrom.

From the foregoing description, it will be obvious that we have perfected a very simple, practical, and inexpensive paint brush holder and wiper for attachment to paint cans and pails of all kinds.

What we claim is:

An attachment of the kind described comprising a wire member, the main body being bent to circular form and adapted to resiliently embrace a paint can, one end of said form being reversely bent parallel to the circular form and thence leading upwardly and extending transversely across said form, thence being looped around the main body and leading upwardly and over parallel to the transverse section, the end section being bent at right angles to the transverse sec tion and terminating in a loop, thus forming an 5 opening between the end section and the inner edge of th can, said end section being spaced to resiliently engage and support a paint brush between the end seotion and the can.

MARIAN I. HOFFMAN. LAMBERT M. NIEIDINGER.

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